4-run 8th seals Braves’ sweep of Phillies

ATLANTA — Dansby Swanson homered for the first time at Turner Field and Matt Kemp delivered a go-ahead, RBI double in the eighth inning, as the Braves extended their winning streak against the Phillies to seven games in Thursday night’s 5-2 win.

Philadelphia jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third, when Odubel Herrera scored Jeremy Hellickson from second base on a bloop single down the left-field line. But Josh Collmenter allowed only a pair of singles across his next 4 1/3 innings en route to his second consecutive quality start.

The Braves’ offense, meanwhile, struggled to produce against Hellickson and right-hander Colton Murray, who limited Atlanta to two hits through the first five innings. Then, in his third at-bat of the night, Swanson tied the game at 1 when he led off the sixth with his third career homer.

Two innings later, Swanson drew a leadoff walk, and after Freddie Freeman struck out — snapping his hitting streak at 30 games and his on-base streak at 46 with an 0-for-4 performance — Kemp doubled to right field to give Atlanta a lead it wouldn’t relinquish and its 10th win in its past 11 games.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDEarly exit: Hellickson’s first and possibly only season with the Phillies has been a success, but it ended on a sour note when he left the game in the fourth inning because of a right knee sprain. Leading 1-0, he had allowed only one …

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